Ermin Šiljak
Ermin Šiljak (born 11 May 1973) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward .
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ermin Šiljak | ||
Date of birth | 11 May 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Ilirija | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1993 | Svoboda | 40 | (16) |
1994–1996 | Olimpija | 78 | (58) |
1996–1998 | Bastia | 35 | (15) |
1998–2001 | Servette | 39 | (13) |
2001 | Hammarby | 8 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Panionios | 37 | (13) |
2003–2005 | Dalian Shide | 33 | (25) |
2005–2006 | Mouscron | 19 | (7) |
Total | 289 | (147) | |
National team | |||
1992–1995 | Slovenia U21 | 14 | (10) |
1994–2005 | Slovenia | 48 | (14) |
2003 | Slovenia B | 2 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2012 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
2015 | Botev Plovdiv | ||
2016 | Dalian Transcendence | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
He started his professional career at NK Svoboda. Later he has played for clubs such as NK Olimpija, SC Bastia (France), Servette FC Geneva (Switzerland), Hammarby IF (Sweden), Panionios FC (Greece), Dalian Shide (China) and R.E. Mouscron (Belgium).
Managing career
Early career
He managed Slovenian under-16 and under-19 national teams.
Ermin Šiljak was a manager of Olimpija Ljubljana in 2012.
Botev Plovdiv
Ermin Šiljak joined Botev Plovdiv in July 2015.[1] He made a debut in a match against the local rivals Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Plovdiv derby ended in a 1–1 draw.[2]
Šiljak achieved five wins, three draws, and five defeats in his first thirteen games as a manager of Botev Plovdiv in A Grupa.[3] On 27 October 2015, Botev Plovdiv was eliminated in the Round of 16 of the Bulgarian Cup after a 1–0 defeat to FC Sozopol.[4] After that, Šiljak expelled Yordan Hristov, Mariyan Ognyanov, Plamen Nikolov, and Joël Tshibamba from the first team.[5] The changes did not lead to any positive results with young players as his team lost twice in a row in A Grupa: a 2–0 away defeat to Slavia Sofia and a 3–1 home defeat to Beroe Stara Zagora.[6][7]
After less than six months, at the end of November 2015, Šiljak resigned as a manager of Botev Plovdiv.[8]
Dalian Transcendence
On 21 April 2016, China League One club Dalian Transcendence signed Ermin Šiljak as manager for two years.[9] By August however, Šiljak was sacked by the team due to financial reasons.[10]
International career
Šiljak played for the Slovenia national football team and was a participant at the Euro 2000. He scored nine goals in nine games in UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying.[11]
International goals
- Scores and results list Slovenia's goal tally first.
Honours
Olimpija Ljubljana
- Prva liga: 1993–94, 1994–95; runner-up: 1995–96
- Slovenian Cup: 1995–96
Bastia
Servette
- National League A: 1998–99
- Swiss Cup: 2001
Hammarby IF
Dalian Shide
- Chinese FA Cup: runner-up 2003
Mouscron
- Belgian Cup: runner-up 2005–06
Individual
- Slovenian PrvaLiga top scorer: 1995–96 (28 goals in 33 games)
- AFC Champions League top scorer: 2004 (8 goals in 8 games)
- Best scorer of all qualifications of the UEFA Euro 2004 (9 goals)
References
- Ботев представи Ермин Шиляк
- Ботев изпусна победата в пловдивското дерби
- "Botev Plovdiv 2015-16". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- Ботев приключи участието си за Купата на България
- Ботев изхвърли четирима, Шиляк остава
- "Славия 2:0 Ботев, "А" група; 30.10.2015 14:30". Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- Берое се развихри в "Коматево" и удари здраво Ботев Пд
- Ботев се раздели с Ермин Шиляк
- 埃尔敏·西利亚克出任大连超越足球俱乐部首位外籍主教练
- "曝超越本赛季第二次换帅 希里亚克下课助教接任". 网易体育. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- NZS profile
External links
- Player profile at NZS (in Slovene)
- Player profile at LFP